Austin Cooper omi AM Ian Breward Max Vodola

Semester 1 Thursday morning 2007

This unit will survey the history of the Catholic Church in Australia; some attention will also be given to the Anglican, Protestant and Eastern Churches, and to the churches in New Zealand. The changing role of the churches and religion in Australian society, church architecture, religious art, Aborigines, the Australian contribution to missions, and the impact of migration will also be treated.

Prerequisites:	none
Requirements:	3 hours per week
Assessment:	introductory assignment (research in library)	10%
	two short papers	2 x 15%
	written reports of seminar discussions	10%
	one 2 hour open book examination	50%

Recommended preliminary reading

O’Farrell, P. The Catholic Church and Community in Australia: An Australian History. Kensington: University of New South Wales Press, 1977, 1985, and 1992, or

Campion, E. Australian Catholics: The Contribution of Catholics to the Development of Australian Society. Ringwood: Penguin Books, 1988.

Seminar Text

Byrne, G. ed. Valiant Women: Letters from the Foundation Sisters of Mercy in Western Australia 1845-1849. Melbourne: Polding Press, 1981.

Bibliography

Breward, I. A History of the Churches in Australasia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Carey, H. M. Believing in Australia: A Cultural History of Religions. St Leonards: Allen & Unwin, 1996.

Condon, B. ed. Letters and Documents Supporting Historical Studies of the Catholic Church in Australia. 3 vols. Adelaide: South Australian College of Advanced Education, 1983.

Duncan, B. Crusade or Conspiracy? Catholics and the anti-Communist Struggle in Australia. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 2001.

Emilsen, W., and S. Emilsen. eds. The Uniting Church in Australia: The First Twenty-Five Years. Melbourne: Circa, 2003.

Inglis, K. S. Sacred Places. Carlton: Miegunyah, 1998.

Kaye, B. ed. Anglicanism in Australia: A History. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002.

Massam, K. Sacred Threads: Catholic Spirituality in Australia 1922-1962. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press, 1996.

Mol, H. The Faith of Australians. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1985.

O’Farrell, P. ed. Documents in Australian Catholic History. London: Chapman, 1969.

Thompson, R. C. Religion in Australia: A History. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1994.